Charlie arrived at Champs Elys hot spring villa at noon the next day.Zachary arrived an hour in advance to wait for Charlie. When he saw Charlie, he said respectfully, “Master Wade, what are your orders for me?”Charlie smiled faintly and asked him, “Zachary, did you bring the things that I asked you to bring?”Zachary nodded repeatedly, took out a bag from the car, and said to Charlie, “Master Wade, I’ve brought everything you asked for!” Charlie responded, “Great! Let’s go in and talk.”Charlie brought Zachary to the living room in the villa. Zachary then opened up the suitcase impatiently and took out several pieces of wood that were all as black as charcoal but were of different sizes and thickness.As he took the pieces of wood out, he introduced to Charlie, “You said that you wanted Thunderstrike Wood. These are all the reliable Thunderstrike Wood that I could find from yesterday till now. Nine and a half out of ten of the Thunderstrike Wood sold in our market are fakes t
Charlie said, “Zachary, since you work for Albert now, you work for me as well, so I won’t hide anything from you. I want a jade ring that has been unearthed from a new tomb because I want to trick people. It will probably be very difficult for me to trick someone with a jade ring that has been mined from a certified tomb.”Zachary was confused when he heard this and subconsciously said, “Master Wade, why do you want to disguise a jade ring that has been unearthed from a new tomb as a jade ring that was unearthed from a certified tomb to deceive people? These days, things such as tomb robbing are being investigated closely, and antique dealers like myself don’t dare to ask for things that are unearthed from new tombs out of fear of getting into trouble and facing lawsuits. It’s a different matter if it’s something mined from a certified tomb. After all, the tomb is already very old, so even if was dug out thirty or forty years ago, it’s legal now.”Charlie waved his hand and said, “D
Charlie said calmly, “No need. Go to Antique Street and find two street vendors who are smart and can support you fully. Give one of the jade rings to each of them and ask them to put on the jade rings. Ask one of them to go to the arrival hall at the airport and the other to go to the exit of the high-speed railway station, and make them hold up signs as if they are waiting to pick someone up. It doesn’t matter who they are picking up, and they can simply write some random name on the sign.”Zachary was surprised and asked, “Master Wade, who are you going to pick up? You probably won’t be able to pick anyone up if you just write a random name, right?”Charlie said indifferently, “I don’t want to pick anyone up. I want to wait for someone!” After that, Charlie said very seriously, “Zachary, you have to listen to everything I say next word for word! If you handle this matter well, I promise to give you glory and wealth in the future!”As soon as Zachary heard this, he sat upright i
The first was the British Lord from the Qing Eliminating Society, and the other four were the four great earls from the Qing Eliminating Society.However, the British Lord would not come to Aurous Hill personally, and one of the four great earls was dead. Therefore, there were only three people left that Charlie was targeting, and that was the remaining three great earls from the Qing Eliminating Society. At present, Charlie’s grandparents as well as Vera were in Aurous Hill, and the chances of the four great earls from the Qing Eliminating Society appearing in Aurous Hill had increased greatly. After doing this, Charlie was confident that he would receive an early warning as soon as any of the great earls arrived in Aurous Hill. The airport and the railway station were the two gates of Aurous Hill. It was impossible for any of the great earls to drive here from surrounding cities, so the most likely way would be for them to take a plane or the high-speed train.Charlie asked Z
When Charlie began to take precautions, other members of the Ackers, including Charlie’s uncles and aunt, had already arrived at Willow Manor one after the other. Ever since the Ackers had started taking daily video records of Keith, they discovered that his memory had changed immediately after he came to Aurous Hill and lived in Willow Manor. Keith’s memory had been deteriorating in the past, and he definitely would not be able to remember things that had happened recently or even things that had happened before he went to bed. However, over the past few days since he had moved into Willow Manor, Keith could clearly remember almost everything he had personally experienced. After comparing it to the video records, it was discovered that Keith could actually remember eight to nine out of ten things that had happened the day before. The Ackers were ecstatic over this change. Moreover, all of them stayed in the villa in the center, so all of them felt refreshed and comfortable
She had long received Charlie’s reminder, and she knew that the Ackers was looking for clues about Charlie in Aurous Hill. Now that the Ackers had taken the initiative to look for her, regardless of whether they were looking for her to find Charlie or the owner of the Rejuvenating Pill, each of these matters would eventually point to Charlie. Therefore, she said to her assistant, “You don’t need to be in such a hurry to respond to this matter. Let’s wait until I’m done with my work first.”Jasmine’s assistant did not understand why Jasmine was reacting in this manner and quickly reminded her, “Miss Jasmine, this is a member of the Ackers…”Jasmine nodded and said calmly, “I know. Let’s wait until I’m done with my work.”Jasmine’s assistant had no choice but to say very respectfully, “Okay, Miss Jasmine. I won’t reply to them for now, and I will wait for you further instruction.”Jasmine waved her hand and instructed, “Just tell them that I am busy and ask them to wait for my news
Charlie hummed in response and said, “Oh, by the way, you can seize the opportunity to reveal some news to him when the time comes.”Jasmine hurriedly asked, “What news?”Charlie smiled faintly and said, “Just tell him that I asked you to pass a message to him, telling them that the incident in New York was just a trivial matter, so they don’t have to take it to heart.”Jasmine did not know what had happened in New York, but she did not ask any more questions after hearing what Charlie had said and simply responded respectfully, “Okay, Master Wade. I will convey this message to them in due course when I meet your uncle.”Charlie reminded her, “Remember to mention it before he makes the condition. It’d be best if you conveyed this message to him when he asks you for information about me. I’m certain that no matter what the conditions he had prepared for you are, he will definitely double it after you say this!”Charlie was well aware of his uncle’s motive for wanting to pay Jasmine
When Christian saw Jasmine, he smiled humbly and said, “Hello, Miss Jasmine, nice to meet you again. Thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to meet me.”Jasmine said with a smile, “You’re welcome.”After saying that, Jasmine invited Christian to sit down in the sofa area. She then sat across from him and asked curiously, “Mr. Christian, I wonder why you’re here to see me this time?”Christian hurriedly said, “Miss Jasmine, I’ve always felt embarrassed because I acted rashly and broke the rules of the auction for the Rejuvenating Pill last time. I came here today to specifically express my gratitude and to also apologize to both you and the owner of the Rejuvenating Pill.”Jasmine smiled and said, “Mr. Christian, you didn’t have to come all the way here to apologize. The auction house already responded and dealt with your behavior during the incident back then, and you’ve already paid the corresponding price for your action. Thus, there’s no need for you to apologize ag
Holding up a thumb at Charlie, Julien exclaimed in approval, "You're right, my friend! That's far more exciting than having him jailed!"Just hearing that he would be sent to a kennel, Jimmy knew nothing would come of it—even if he didn't know the details, it was so obvious that Julien was thrilled by the very idea!Turning nervously toward Charlie, he was sobbing as he asked, "Mr. Wade…? What's this about a kennel…?"Julien chuckled coolly even before Charlie said a word. "A kennel is where you keep dogs, of course. Though there are literal dogs and metaphorical dogs, and you are the latter."Oh, don't worry. It's a really nice place where you get your own cage, and you'll be fed every day. You don't even have to work, so just sit tight and keep eating until the day you die."Jimmy's soul left his body in that instant.He was going to be locked in a cage?! That was way worse than being locked up and sent to jail! Where was the humanity around here?!Even as the thought struck h
Matilda was actually caught off guard by Jimmy's pleas, and even Paul found it hard to watch.Turning to Charlie, he said, "Please, Mr. Wade—my uncle can be a little despicable, but he is my father's brother. Please, let him have a chance to turn over a new leaf, seeing that he's earnestly repenting."While Paul spoke with Charlie, Jimmy was still confused and wondered why Paul would plead his case with Charlie instead of Julien. If there was anyone Paul should ask, it was Yolden since he was Julien's friend. So, why would he ask some young man instead of Yolden?That was when Charlie asked in curiosity, "You want to let him off? After he tried to take away your parents' legacy?"Paul smiled awkwardly. "I mean, I know the guy. He made sure to travel all this way to make a scene because he had nothing legal that could help him claim Smith Group Corporate Law from us. Otherwise, he'd have already filed the lawsuit in the States. Sure, it's a dirty move, but that's basically a des
As Julien finished, he realized something was wrong and turned toward Charlie before he knew it.Charlie held his gaze in turn, his expression quizzical and amused.Julien cleared his throat right then. "See, there are people who can order me around, but they have my utmost respect. However, a third-rate lawyer like you? Who do you think you are?"That was when Julien's butler called, and he reported respectfully as soon as the call was answered, "Sir, I've spoken with Nate Ellis, the owner of Ares LLC. He has since agreed to fire Jimmy Smith right away as well as disbar him nationwide."Julien asked, "Good. Anything else?""Well, Mr. Ellis also delivered some documents that can be used as evidence against Jimmy Smith, which he claims is enough for a lifetime sentence. If you deem it necessary, we can have it sent to the FBI.""Yes, let's go with that!" Julien replied, his tone satisfied. "And ask the director to handle it personally—I want this prick to never set foot stateside
Jimmy was sweating profusely in fear, but he argued back before he knew it, "That's impossible! Everything you say is bullshit! Gaiman simply thought he had a fair chance of winning and didn't want to pay Ares that much, and I have no idea who he partnered with, and I'm certainly not involved. Don't you try to slander me!"Nate chuckled. "Come on, Jimmy. We're all adults here, so there are things we shouldn't have to be so direct about. Mills Gaiman and your old classmate met in private many times, not to mention the private conferences you three had in secret, discussing your overall strategy and decisive points. Just so you know, Gaiman recorded every conversation, and I have the tapes with me."Jimmy's heart was left pounding as he blurted, "B-Bullshit! That's impossible!""Grow up, Jimmy," Mr.Goodman chuckled. "Every partner in every law firm always strives to rise higher, so I'm going to need as much leverage as I can. Otherwise, I'm not about to let them advance any further, e
Although the ringtone and vibration frequency were the ones Jimmy always used, this call somehow felt more urgent, leaving him exceedingly uneasy.When it abruptly stopped and left a missed call on his log, Nate Ellis soon sent a text: [Answer your damn phone this instant!]Just seeing the text left Jimmy feeling like his throat had gone dry, and as he gulped, it felt like his throat was being ripped, leaving him hurting.Still, he couldn't care less as his boss called again.Having seen the text, Jimmy didn't hesitate this time and promptly answered, watching Julien's smug face as he started tentatively, "Y-Yes, boss...?"Nate immediately yelled at him hysterically, "What the hell did you do?! Why did the Rothschilds call to complain about you?! And the complaint was from their heir apparent, at that! I worked hard for them and always toed the line for years, and I still haven't gotten a chance to meet the man, so how the fuck did you upset him?!"Jimmy's heart sank to rock bott
Fuming, Jimmy snapped at Julien, "If you insist on playing it like that, I will call my boss, and you can talk to him yourself!"Julien chuckled. "That's unnecessary. I've never met him. He would never recognize my voice."Jimmy laughed and nodded despite himself. "Impressive—you can really come up with anything! You don't have his number because he's beneath you, you refuse to call him because he's beneath you, and when I say I'll call him for you, you say he won't recognize your voice. Well, how do you suppose we should sort this out? At least prove you're a Rothschild, or anyone could claim that they are—"Julien held up a hand to stop him. "Then, how about this? I'll ask my butler to talk to your boss."Jimmy laughed even more loudly as if it were the best joke ever. "Hahaha!!! Butler, you say?! You really know how to talk! Alright, I'll wait and see what your 'butler' can do… I mean, what you can do. We'll see whether my boss calls me!"Julien ignored him and whipped out his
Naturally, Jimmy couldn't care less about Julien's suggestion, even looking at him pointedly from head to toe while smirking in contempt, "What, do you think I'd just do what any nutjob tells me to do just because they're claiming to be the Rothschilds' heir apparent?"Julien nodded, still smiling. "Good point, but don't worry—it's the same whether you call him or he calls you."Jimmy laughed. "I was offering you a way out, but you want to keep pressing your luck? Since you don't care to back off, let's see how you're going to finish this fight."Then, he shrugged while pointing at Yolden. "Well, it's the perfect chance to measure Matilda's husband, I guess."Based on what he saw of Yolden, there was no way he would buy Julien's claims, and thus labeled him an impostor in his mind.An ordinary lecturer in Aurous Hill, being friends with the Rothschilds' heir apparent? Not to mention that there had been plenty of fraudulent cases outside the States where the Rothschild name was use
Jimmy was taken aback since he didn't recognize Julien at all, mainly because the Rothschilds had always kept out of the public eye.In fact, it was basically impossible to gather genuine information about the Rothschilds online, as it was a mix of press releases and gossip. Most online biographies would only be about the older generations or certain frivolous figures. Any information about key members like Steve would never be searchable online.Matilda was confused as well, not quite understanding who Julien was since he wasn't on the list of guests invited.Seeing that she was confused, Julien turned and smiled at Yolden, "So, Professor, shouldn't you introduce me to the bride?"Yolden finally remembered that and quickly nodded, "Sorry, it slipped my mind."Turning toward Matilda, he smiled, "Darling, this is Julien Rothschild… A friend of mine from the states…"Julien's full name left everyone within earshot gaping as the Rothschild name was way too famous across the globe.
Seeing that Jimmy was getting a little nervous, Charlie smiled and assured him, "Please, you have nothing to worry about. No one's going to do anything to you, but if you feel threatened in any way, you can call the cops. The Oskian emergency hotline is 110, by the way."Jimmy was slightly relieved as he could see that Charlie really wasn't trying to make things awkward for him, and he straightened his collar as he said, "Actually, I didn't mean to cause trouble—I'm pleased that Matilda has found true love once more, and if we can be friends, I can set aside my claim and stay for the rest of this wedding, offering the newlyweds our best wishes as a representative of my family."Still, his expression showed contempt as he turned toward Yolden. "Also, I'm really curious and looking forward to seeing what connections Professor Hart might have that you say could be better than Bill.""You'll see soon enough," Charlie smiled and nodded.Jimmy remained skeptical and scoffed, "I really do